The Community Breast Care Center is a free resource offering a certified breast health specialist who provides support, counseling and information about breast health, disease risk reduction and screening. Using the latest mammography screening technology, we are one of the few breast centers that use Soft Touch® — special pads that cushion your breasts during the procedure. This makes the procedure more comfortable, even if you have sensitive breasts. For a free informational consultation with our breast care nurse, call 262-257-5015.
Because the Cancer Care Center is dedicated to preventing health problems before they start, the Community Breast Care Center offers diagnostic and screening mammography performed by registered mammography technologists. We also offer community education programs and serve as a resource center for healthcare information.
To make sure each woman has the best possible outcome, a group of specialists who focus on breast cancer meets twice each month to review and discuss treatment options for patients. This breast cancer conference includes Medical College of Wisconsin radiation oncologists and medical oncologists, in addition to surgeons, pathologists, radiologists and other breast cancer experts. An interdisciplinary collaboration, the meeting is facilitated by our breast care coordinator and increases the level of care we provide to our patients.
For women who are experiencing hair loss due to chemotherapy, we offer The Confident Woman Boutique in the Women's Health Center. The Confident Woman Boutique has a free wig loan program, along with a selection of hats and scarves.
The Community Breast Care Center is staffed by board-certified physicians from Medical College of Wisconsin medical and radiation oncology. Additional board-certified physicians from diagnostic radiology and general surgery are also on staff. In addition, registered mammography technologists and a breast care coordinator are integral members of our staff. For referral to one of our specialists, call 866-680-0505 or 414-805-0505.
One in every eight women in the United States will be diagnosed with breast cancer. All women are at risk for developing the disease. More than 80 percent of women who develop breast cancer do not have significant risk factors other than being a woman and growing older.
The key to a complete recovery from breast cancer is early detection — something you can control!
For early detection of breast cancer, the American Cancer Society recommends women begin monthly self-exams by age 20. Women between the ages of 20 and 39 should ask their doctor for a clinical breast exam every three years.
Women should have a baseline mammogram at age 35. (If you have a family history or personal history of breast cancer, talk to your primary care physician about beginning mammography earlier than age 35.) If the baseline mammogram is normal, then annual mammograms should begin at age 40.
Women age 40 and older should also ask their doctors for a clinical breast exam annually. Clinical breast exams should be done close to the time of the mammogram.
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